Girls' name · since 1967
Tya
Since 1967, U.S. Social Security records show 791 babies named Tya, peaking in 1999. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 791
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
791 girls have been named Tya since 1967, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tya has been recorded 791 times among girls since 1967, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1967 to 2024.
- #8,807 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 791 born since 1967
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Tya ranks #8,807 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 791 born since 1967, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,807 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 791
- born since 1967
- 2000s
- peak decade
Tya's 791 recorded births place it above 87.82% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Tya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Tya's full recorded timeline at 1995, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2017, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1999 peak of 41 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Tya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1967–2024
- Peak year (1999)
- 41
- Annual births at peak, across 58 years of records
Tya by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (245 births, 31% of the file).
2000s was Tya's strongest decade.
245 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 31% of all-time use.
Tya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 13
1960s
13 births
- 1970s 93
1970s
93 births
- 1980s
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
211 births
- 2000s
2000s
245 births
- 2010s 72
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 20
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 245 births (31% of all-time use).
How Tya compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Tya's total volume
Tya by state
Where Tya concentrates geographically, total births since 1967
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.6% |
10 of 791 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Tya's data
- Tya's decade-level peak was the 2000s (245 total births); usage has since declined to 20 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Tyas (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Tya: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1999)
Similar record span (~57 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1967–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Tya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.